Crazy Blog Saturday - Part 3

[Alolan_Apples]

Time for part three of the day of five blogs. Last two were on unintended consequences and the disadvantages of cost effectiveness. This one is on...

Themes based on Decades and States​

As you come up with games, stories, or any work of art, including in business, you must always stick to the theme. Two of the most popular ones are time-themed and world tour themed.

The first one is on time. Stuff like the prehistoric theme, the Egyptian theme, the ancient Chinese theme, the Greek theme, the Medieval theme, the Wild West theme, and the Sci-fi theme. What I’m more interested in is the themes based on the 1900’s. That’s right! If you could make a party whose theme is based on a decade from the 20th Century, what would be your pick?

If I had to choose which decade would be the most interesting to make into a theme, it would be the 1980’s. It’s the dawn of the Computer Age, the time when arcades were more popular, the time when the film industry was revolutionizing, the time of rock music, and the time of crazy fashions. MTV, Pac-Man, NES, and Rubik’s Cubes are icons of this time. Neon colors is the color scheme. Another good decade to make into a theme is the 1950’s, aka the Post-War era. It’s the time of diners, drive-ins, big band music, monochrome TV shows, and suburban life. You may know Toontown, or Mickey Mouse’s home town. That has a 1950’s vibe. The third best would be the 1920’s, aka the Roaring Twenties. Anything about high-end luxury apartments, organized crime and mafias, vintage automobiles, art deco, high rises, and above all, jazz music, would fit well with this theme.

The other decades from the 1900’s aren’t as interesting to make into a theme. Here are the other decades, ranked from best to worst:

• 1970s - similar to the 1980s, but this is more like the space age. And the age of disco.
• 1960s - too similar to the 1950s, except that Rock and Roll overtakes Big Band.
• 1990s - it is a lot like the 2000s, but without cell phones, modern internet, Netflix, or iPods.
• 1940s - the last half is a bit like the post-war era, but the first half doesn’t have as much because of World War II.
• 1930s - similar to the 1920s, but it’s a lot more in poverty. It would be quite difficult to make a theme based on this decade due to its similarities to the 1920s.
• 1910s - similar to the 1920s, but with a little more Victorian Era touch.
• 1900s - easily the least interesting decade. It’s more like the 1800’s (century), as this takes place before pop culture.

Now going into the world, we had themes based on select countries or cultures as whole. What if we make the United States into different themes? If we had to choose which state we can make a party centered on, here are the best candidates (from best to worst):

• Texas - because the state is rich in culture, it would be the best state to make a theme based after. It’s a mix of both Southern and Southwestern cultures, and it’s unique on its own.
• Hawaii - easily the most popular state to make a theme based on, if you’re from another part of the world. Even when compared to the other Pacific islands, Hawaii is unique.
• California - an interesting fact is that the more populated a state is, the more interesting it would be. Sometimes, it would take one or two cities to affect the state’s reputation, but California has many that do so. The north has the Silicon Valley tech companies, the Redwood Forest, the Golden Gate Bridge, the gold mines, and grizzly bears, while the south has Hollywood, the desert, Disneyland, fast food, and low lands. In fact, this state has two sub-themes when made into a theme.
• Louisiana - most of the Southern states would be part of one big theme rather than themes themselves, but Louisiana is a major exception because of New Orleans. It’s also pretty swampy.
• New York - this may be a perfect example of when one city affects the entire state’s reputation. But New York City, as well as Boston, Philadelphia, Washington DC, and Baltimore are the icons of the United States in the same region, as the heart of the American theme goes here. New York also has a lot more stuff that makes it more unique. The mainland part, would be more like New England or the Pennsylvania countryside.
• Nevada - most of the Rocky Mountain states would be part of one big theme rather than themes themselves, but Nevada is an exception because of how big gambling is, even outside Las Vegas.
• Alaska - even though this state is primarily empty, it’s still worth making into a theme due to the Arctic vibe.
• Florida - it would be too much like California or Hawaii, but this state would be worth making into a theme since it alienates itself from the rest of the South. Even Oklahoma is more “Southern” than Florida.

The rest of the United States is not interesting enough to come up with themes based on each state. But the regions are interesting enough to make into themes.

 

[xSuperMario64x]

Ohio is very interesting boi check ya facts

 

[PunchyTheCat]

Highly disagree with the last statement, that is too broad.